Morin was never able to establish himself in the NHL, but he's become a central part of Texas' squad. He's the team captain and scored 21 goals and 55 points in 72 AHL contests this season. Fri, May 19, 2017 02:48:00 PM

This is just a FYI as whether or not he misses a skate in late September isn't much of a concern for anyone. He's competing for a spot on the team after recording 15 goals and 54 points in 63 AHL contests in 2015-16.

Dallas has recalled Travis Morin from Texas of the AHL in time for Saturday night's contest against Colorado.

The 31-year-old Morin leads Texas in scoring with 40 points in 39 games and may get a chance to see if he can produce a little at the NHL level given Dallas' rash of injuries up front. The veteran may have some short term value but really isn't worth rostering in the long run.

Travis Morin will miss the AHL's All-Star game because of a lower body injury.

Texas Stars' coach Derek Laxdal confirmed the news. Morin suffered the injury during Friday's game but he played through it on Saturday. Morin has missed the AHL All-Star game twice. First because of a call-up with Dallas, and now because of the injury. The 31-year-old has no points in five games in the NHL this season.

Travis Morin will once again be a healthy scratch Monday night versus the Rangers.

Morin will sit out his second straight game for the Stars Monday night. He has only played in five games this season and has yet to register a point. Newly called up Jamie Oleksiak will also be a healthy scratch Monday.

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Seguin opened the scoring with a power-play tally at the 10:36 mark of the first period. The Sens ended up taking a 2-1 lead in the third period, but Dallas tied the game with under two minutes remaining thanks to Tyler Pitlick. Unfortunately for the Stars, Sens forward Mike Hoffman scored the game-winner in overtime. Seguin has registered at least one point in 10 of his last 12 contests. He's up to 38 goals and 69 points in 72 games this season.

Spezza ended a 14-game point drought with his 18th helper of the season. He helped set up a power-play goal by Alexander Radulov, but only logged 9:28 of ice time in the contest. It's been a disappointing year for Spezza, who has produced only 25 points in 68 matches.

Hanzal will need six-to-seven months to recover from the operation, which might lead to him missing the start of the 2018-19 campaign. Hanzal's back has been bothering him since November. He tried to play through the pain with the aide of injections, but finally it was decided that surgery was needed. It's expected that this surgery will allow him to continue his career. "But it is a major surgery so we’ll wait and see," Stars GM Jim Nill cautioned.

Faksa missed games this week due to a foot injury but returned to action against the Ducks and in 26 shifts and 18:27 of ice time went minus one. If you need Faksa from a fantasy perspective, feel free to activate him.

Alexander Radulov will make his return to the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.

Radulov will play his first game back in Montreal since he signed with Dallas last summer. He had an assist in the Stars' 3-1 win over the Canadiens back on Nov. 21 in Dallas. Radulov has piled up 60 points (25 goals, 35 assists) in 69 games this season. He has 18 more points than Montreal's leader scoring, Brendan Gallagher.

Devin Shore found the back of the net in a 2-0 win over Calgary on Tuesday night.

Shore opened the scoring late in the final minute of the first period with his eighth goal of the season. He didn't have a point in his previous nine outings. Shore has posted 25 points in 63 games this year.

John Klingberg posted an assist with three shots on goal, four blocked shots and a hit in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss against Ottawa.

Klingberg has cooled off a bit, posting no goals and just two helpers across the past seven outings. Despite the cool stretch he still remains the NHL's leader among rearguards with 48 assists and 55 points. He also helps fantasy owners in the blocked shots (92) and hits (40) categories.

Marc Methot suffered a cut to his hand and could be sidelined for a little while.

Methot was hurt in Tuesday's game against Montreal "He's got a significant cut from the puck on his hand ... it's in a delicate area and it's going to be a problem for a little while," said coach Ken Hitchcock. Methot has been limited to just 28 games this season due to injuries. Julius Honka will get to play Wednesday in Methot's place.

Stephen Johns picked up five blocked shots and a hit across 20:11 of ice time in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss against the Senators.

Johns hasn't contributed much in the way of offense, logging eight goals with 14 points through 63 outings. However, he is one of just eight players in the NHL with at least 120 blocked shots (136) and hits (161) this season. The rearguard remains useful in deeper fantasy pools rewarding those two categories.

This is a big blow to the Dallas Stars' playoff hopes. The team will turn to Kari Lehtonen during Bishop's absence. Bishop just returned to the lineup after missing five games due to a knee injury and he might have aggravated it when he made a glove save on Sunday night.

Lehtonen came in during the first period after starter Ben Bishop went down with an injury. Lehtonen falls to 12-10-3 this season with a 2.46 goals against average and .913 save percentage this season.